南中國海

Chinese

		south	middle country; central country; China	ocean; sea
trad. (南中國海)		南	中國	海
simp. (南中国海)		南	中国	海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ zung¹ gwok³ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nán Jhongguó Hǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Nan² Chung¹-kuo² Hai³
    • Yale: Nán Jūng-gwó Hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nan Jonggwo Hae
    • Palladius: Нань Чжунго Хай (Nanʹ Čžungo Xaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ zung¹ gwok³ hoi²
    • Yale: nàahm jūng gwok hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ dzung¹ gwok⁸ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ zung¹ guog³ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Proper noun

南中國海

1. Alternative name for 南海 (Nánhǎi, “South China Sea”).